As of Monday morning, the summit snow stake is still dry, but that will change in 24 hours.

Monday will be mostly dry with a high temperature in the 20s.

The first storm of the week will arrive late Monday afternoon with snow falling through Tuesday midday. I'll stick with a forecast of 4-8 inches. The storm's energy is rather weak, but moisture will be adequate and the wind direction from the west is a good one for Steamboat. If we'll lucky, the favorable wind direction will push snowfall to or above the high side of the forecast range.

From Tuesday afternoon through Wednesday afternoon, expect dry weather with a high temperature on Wednesday in the 20s and low 30s, and low temperatures in the teens and low 20s.

The second storm of the week will occur from Wednesday night through Friday night. This storm will have strong energy, plentiful moisture, a well-defined cold front, and the jet stream will be overhead as well. All of these factors point to the possibility for significant snowfall and I still think that we could wind up in the 10-20 range for total snowfall. The most intense snow will likely be on Thursday night into Friday morning.

Beyond this week, we'll see mostly dry weather between about December 11-18, with stormier weather possible between about December 18-25.

Thanks for reading and please check back each morning for daily updates!

JOEL GRATZ
Meteorologist at OpenSnow.com

Snow conditions as of Monday morning

New snow mid-mountain:
* 0” (24 hours Sunday 500am to Monday 500am)
* 0” (Overnight Sunday 400pm to Monday 500am)

New snow summit:
* 0” (24 hours Sunday 500am to Monday 500am)
* 0” (Overnight Sunday 400pm to Monday 500am)

Last snowfall:
* 3-4” Tuesday Night (Nov 23-24)

Terrain
* 2 of 17 lifts
* 5 of 170 trails
* Latest update

Snowpack compared to the 30-year average:
* 86%